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** After passing out from her battle with Saitama Tatsumaki flashes back to when she rescued her sister from the evil esper group. She effortlessly and violently dispatched the assailants in question... but she did it right in front of little Fubuki, who was left horrified. This led to the [[TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening traumatic awakening of her superpowers]], and turned her into who she is today. [[ItsAllMyFault Tatsumaki blames herself for this]] and has tried to protect her ever since.
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* In the webcomic, Tatsumaki, is largely devoid of sympathy for this arc, mainly because she refuses it at every turn and simply flies off in a huff. In the manga, it's a different story:
** After passing out from her battle with Saitama Tatsumaki flashes back to when she rescued her sister from the evil esper group. She effortlessly and violently dispatched the assailants in question... but she did it right in front of little Fubuki, who was left horrified. This led to the [[TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening traumatic awakening of her superpowers]], and turned her into who she is today. [[ItsAllMyFault Tatsumaki blames herself for this]] and has tried to protect her ever since.
** When Blast appears in her subconsciousness, we finally see beneath Tornado's cold and dismissive personality; a broken and lonely child with no one to guide her. She is fully aware of how afraid people are of her, and she doesn't want that, but she knows no other way. If she doesn't, she fears that her sister will be in danger all over again. Blast was the only adult she ever trusted, and now that he's gone, she feels utterly lost.
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* The Bubbly Boys, Amai Mask's neglected squad, also seem pretty broken on the inside. All of them, including Webigaza, are incredibly jealous of Amai Mask and all have a vicious rivalry with him (that he's completely unaware of). Webigaza's internal monologue makes it clear that she wants fame, yes, but that she wants to be a hero deep down. All the Bubbly Boys want to use heroics to become famous, seeing it as a steeping stone. Yet, when the Bubbly Boys beat down Amai Mask, who refuses to fight back, they all become depressed and decide to take him to the hospital instead of the Neo Heroes despite knowing he's a monster. It becomes clear that they were all admirers and fans first and rivals second. They didn't act hostile to him until he was rude to them and, while they say they don't want him to make a "comeback", it's clear that they are scared. One of them even asks "why are you a monster" while helping him up either because he was devastated by Amai Mask being revealed as a monster... or because he's afraid that Amai is what they will all become in the end. Seeing as Webigaza has transformed herself into a cyborg and esper that needs constant coolant injections and battery changes, his fears aren't unwarranted. The Idol business eats the soul... [[spoiler:Then the suits take over their bodies turning them into puppets being used for evil.]]
** Then try looking at it from Amai's perspective. All of these people are only in the Idol business because he inspired them. Being a star was never Amai's original goal. He just wanted to be a respected hero who wasn't judged by his looks. Turns out he was judged for his looks even more once he became a beautiful hero and even more after that after he was revealed as a monster. While many of these idols are clearly toxic individuals, Amai INSPIRED them to try and replicate his rise to glory. Amai neglecting them caused them to join up with the Neo Heroes. If it wasn't for Amai's MotiveDecay, none of these broken individuals (with hidden hearts of gold) would have been in a position to be used as test subjects and weapons of war. [[spoiler:And now he has to fight them because their controlled bodies are aiming to kill. It's as if the heavens are punishing him for trying to kill the mind controlled mercenary squad in the Monster Association Arc (though those mercenaries didn't exist in the webcomic version, it's clear this is going to happen in the manga as well and be used as a callback).]]
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** Made even worse in the manga. It becomes clear that Fubuki only stopped Psykos in High School because she wanted to ''dominate'' humanity and become loved and admired whereas Psykos killing all the weak would have deprived Fubuki of her desire. In the modern day, Fubuki no longer thinks like that, but she has been lying to herself about her change and she has been trying to convince Saitama to worship her like everyone else in the Blizzard Group. In the end though, Saitama can't even bring himself to call them friends or work buddies or anything even remotely sentimental. You can just see in Fubuki's reaction that she doesn't want worship anymore; she wants a real connection with a person and she wanted it from Saitama (and her sister) in particular. Again, she just looks completely broken as she realizes that Saitama just doesn't see her like that. You can also see this in her treatment of Psykos. While it seems likely that Psykos loved Fubuki, Fubuki only cared about Psykos as a pawn and used Psykos's attraction to get her in a compromising position in order to seal her powers. Yet, even in modern day, Fubuki couldn't bring herself to kill Psykos seemingly because that artificial affection was the closest thing to a friendship that Fubuki had.
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* Hamukichi, one of the martials artists who decided to eat a monster cell and become a monster, regrets his actions and is willing to go through torturous experiments in order to become human again.
--> "I know the kids at the dojo were going to be watching me. But then I went and turned myself into a monster. There's no way I can look them in the eye like this."
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* Fubuki's confrontation with Saitama reveals that she's little more than a WomanChild who forces people into her clique so she can feel better about herself. It's very telling that her response to fighting someone stronger than her is to nearly break down crying and try to kill them with a knife.
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* Garou's DarkandTroubledPast, which gives him a bit of FreudianExcuse to explain why he is the ''Hero Hunter''. He was bullied by the popular kid, Tacchan, and other kids in school for sympathizing with the monsters on TV shows and for not playing along with their hero games on the playground. When school authorities got involved, he was victim-blamed for not conforming to the other kids' standards. Because of this, he's always felt like a universally-hated underdog, and it's part of why he goes on his self-destructive crusade to knock heroes down a peg and become the ultimate monster. While it does not excuse his behavior beating heroes like Mumen Rider or Tank-Top Master, it's still quite sad backstory. We also receive Garou's speech, reflecting on his past:

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* Garou's DarkandTroubledPast, [[DarkandTroubledPast past]], which gives him a bit of FreudianExcuse to explain why he is the ''Hero Hunter''. He was bullied by the popular kid, Tacchan, and other kids in school for sympathizing with the monsters on TV shows and for not playing along with their hero games on the playground. When school authorities got involved, he was victim-blamed for not conforming to the other kids' standards. Because of this, he's always felt like a universally-hated underdog, and it's part of why he goes on his self-destructive crusade to knock heroes down a peg and become the ultimate monster. While it does not excuse his behavior beating heroes like Mumen Rider or Tank-Top Master, it's still quite sad backstory. We also receive Garou's speech, reflecting on his past:



** What's worse is that this backstory remains TruthInTelivision. There are many kids who are social outcasts similiar to young Garou who were also bullied for whatever reason. While they didn't became "Hero Hunters", they still had to somehow live with it, making RootingForEmpire to be played both InUniverse and in real life, sympathising with Garou's treatment.

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** What's worse is that this backstory remains TruthInTelivision.TruthInTelevision. There are many kids who are social outcasts similiar to young Garou who were also bullied for whatever reason. While they didn't became "Hero Hunters", they still had to somehow live with it, making RootingForEmpire RootingForTheEmpire to be played both InUniverse and in real life, sympathising sympathizing with Garou's treatment.
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\nFor as much as One Punch Man has its [[Awesome/OnePunchMan epic fights]], [[Funny/OnePunchMan hilarious jokes]], [[NightmareFuel/OnePunchMan really scary scenes]] and [[Heartwarming/OnePunchMan moments that warm our hearts]], it can also have scenes that will make even someone as bored as Saitama tear up.


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* While the series rarely elaborates of how many citizens suffer from monsters attacks, and how almost never we see an actual death of human character on-screen and their bodies, it must be really hard to live in such CrapsaccharineWorld, when despite many heroes appearing on screen, there's always a chance a monster will wreck your building or that you will lose your life from the rubble.
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* Mumen Rider's [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments speech against Deap Sea King]]. [[GoodFeelsGood And the crowd cheering him on fervently]]. There's a good reason why it's one of the shows SignatureScene and how Mumen's character remains EnsembleDarkHorse in the fandom.
-->Mumen Rider: "''[[JokeCharacter No one-- expects much from me... They think a C-Class hero won't be much help. I know that better than anyone...]] [[DoomedMoralVictor I'm not good enough for Class B. I'm weak. I know that much. No one has to tell me I have no chance of beating you. I already... know that]]! [[KnightinSourArmor And yet, I must try]]. [[DeterminedDefeatist It's not about winning or losing]]! [[HeroicResolve It's about me taking you on right here, right now]]!''"

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* Mumen Rider's [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments speech against Deap Sea King]]. [[GoodFeelsGood And the crowd cheering him on fervently]]. There's a good reason why it's one of the shows SignatureScene and how Mumen's character remains an EnsembleDarkHorse in the fandom.
-->Mumen Rider: "''[[JokeCharacter --> '''Mumen Rider:''' ''[[JokeCharacter No one-- expects much from me... They think a C-Class hero won't be much help. I know that better than anyone...]] [[DoomedMoralVictor I'm not good enough for Class B. I'm weak. I know that much. No one has to tell me I have no chance of beating you. I already... know that]]! [[KnightinSourArmor And yet, I must try]]. [[DeterminedDefeatist It's not about winning or losing]]! [[HeroicResolve It's about me taking you on right here, right now]]!''"now]]!''



** Suiryu gets a major JerkassRealization and [[HoldingOutforaHero he actually shouts calling for help from Heroes]] when receiving a beating from Bakuzan. During that, we get a montage of various heroes battling monsters.

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** Suiryu gets a major JerkassRealization and [[HoldingOutforaHero [[HoldingOutForAHero he actually shouts calling for help from Heroes]] when receiving a beating from Bakuzan. During that, we get a montage of various heroes battling monsters.



-->"''It's not like I didn't want to be the monster... (...) It's because playjng heroes and monsters felt do overwhelmingly unjust. Heroes and monsters is just a game that recreates kid's TV shows. Everyone is free to choose what role they play. Tat-chan was the most popular kid in class. But me, I was the loner kid, always gloomy and without friends. Everyone knew who the hero was going to be. I didn't stand a chance. Naturally, there was no scenario where the monster wins. I was always the loser. The popular kid at the center of everything would always beat up the little guy that no one liked... That's just the way the world works. Screw justice. And screw evil too. I'm gonna be killed because that's what everyone else wants?! It's not fair! I can't stand it! It pisses me off! All I want id to make them understand! I want to strike a blow for the little guy! "Good" and "evil"? I reject them both!''"

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-->"''It's --> "''It's not like I didn't want to be the monster... (...) It's because playjng heroes and monsters felt do overwhelmingly unjust. Heroes and monsters is just a game that recreates kid's TV shows. Everyone is free to choose what role they play. Tat-chan was the most popular kid in class. But me, I was the loner kid, always gloomy and without friends. Everyone knew who the hero was going to be. I didn't stand a chance. Naturally, there was no scenario where the monster wins. I was always the loser. The popular kid at the center of everything would always beat up the little guy that no one liked... That's just the way the world works. Screw justice. And screw evil too. I'm gonna be killed because that's what everyone else wants?! It's not fair! I can't stand it! It pisses me off! All I want id is to make them understand! I want to strike a blow for the little guy! "Good" and "evil"? I reject them both!''"

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* Suiryu's brutal TraumaCongaLine at the hands of Gouketsu and Bakuzan. Sure, his actions before this didn't garner much sympathy from fans. But even so, to see a confident fellow like him broken, begging and desperate, and at the complete mercy of such relentless cruelty... It's actually rather hard to watch. Even more so in hindsight when he realizes that this is how "the weak" must often feel. His desperation is even more palpable when he tries to keep Saitama from going after Gouketsu.
--> "I'm not going to just lie here and watch my hero throw his life away!"

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* Suiryu's brutal TraumaCongaLine at the hands of Gouketsu and Bakuzan. Sure, his actions before this didn't garner much sympathy from fans. But even so, to see a confident fellow like him broken, begging and desperate, and at the complete mercy of such relentless cruelty... It's BreakTheHaughty deserved or not, it's actually rather hard to watch. watch him breaking so many bones, loosing half of his teeth and his hair being ripped off.
** Suiryu gets a major JerkassRealization and [[HoldingOutforaHero he actually shouts calling for help from Heroes]] when receiving a beating from Bakuzan. During that, we get a montage of various heroes battling monsters.
--> "So... So... SOMEBODY!!! PLEASE HELP!!! A monster! There's a monster here! A really bad guy! Somebody! Is anyone there?! A monster's attacking me! So please, somebody help! I'll get killed at this rate! Please heeeeelp!!! Yes... a hero! If a hero's listening... Please come here quickly! Anyone is fine, just help! Heroes!!! I'm begging you heroes, please come!..."
*** But as Bakuzan says, heroes are busy fighting their enemies and nobody will came for help him. It really is a DespairEventHorizon for Suiryu, [[https://services.f-ck.me/v1/image/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uZGlzY29yZGFwcC5jb20vYXR0YWNobWVudHMlMkY5MTcyMzEwMzAyNDU2NzA5OTIlMkY5MTcyNjQzOTc0NzMyOTIzNDglMkYwMTgucG5n with him making horrifying face]]. [[BigDamnHeroes Thank God that a certain bald hero heard his crying for help...]]
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Even more so in hindsight [[JerkassRealization when he realizes that this is how "the weak" must often feel.feel]]. His desperation is even more palpable when he tries to keep Saitama from going after Gouketsu.
--> "I'm "Gouketsu used to be an elite martial artist! He's more skilled than me and he's much faster... And on top of that, his power is insane... You'll die! Saitama! I'm not going to just lie here and watch my hero throw his life away!" away! Don't fight him!"
*** Just after Saitama leaves, Suiryu cries yet again in despair, thinking how he just witnessed a real hero and that he will die soon anyway, while still many other people need to be saved. Until seconds later, Gouketsu's head drops right in front of him.
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* Garou's DarkandTroubledPast, which gives him a bit of FreudianExcuse to explain why he is the ''Hero Hunter''. He was bullied by the popular kid, Tacchan, and other kids in school for sympathizing with the monsters on TV shows and for not playing along with their hero games on the playground. When school authorities got involved, he was victim-blamed for not conforming to the other kids' standards. Because of this, he's always felt like a universally-hated underdog, and it's part of why he goes on his self-destructive crusade to knock heroes down a peg and become the ultimate monster. While it does not excuse his behavior beating heroes like Mumen Rider or Tank-Top Master, it's still quite sad backstory. We also receive Garou's speech, reflecting on his past:
-->"''It's not like I didn't want to be the monster... (...) It's because playjng heroes and monsters felt do overwhelmingly unjust. Heroes and monsters is just a game that recreates kid's TV shows. Everyone is free to choose what role they play. Tat-chan was the most popular kid in class. But me, I was the loner kid, always gloomy and without friends. Everyone knew who the hero was going to be. I didn't stand a chance. Naturally, there was no scenario where the monster wins. I was always the loser. The popular kid at the center of everything would always beat up the little guy that no one liked... That's just the way the world works. Screw justice. And screw evil too. I'm gonna be killed because that's what everyone else wants?! It's not fair! I can't stand it! It pisses me off! All I want id to make them understand! I want to strike a blow for the little guy! "Good" and "evil"? I reject them both!''"
** What's worse is that this backstory remains TruthInTelivision. There are many kids who are social outcasts similiar to young Garou who were also bullied for whatever reason. While they didn't became "Hero Hunters", they still had to somehow live with it, making RootingForEmpire to be played both InUniverse and in real life, sympathising with Garou's treatment.

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* Several of the heroes risking their lives to try and halt the Deep Sea King. Sure, they failed, but that really doesn't justify that one UngratefulBastard practically mocking their efforts.
* Mumen Rider's [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments speech against Deap Sea King]]. [[GoodFeelsGood And the crowd cheering him on fervently]].

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* Several of the heroes risking their lives to try and halt the Deep Sea King. Sure, they failed, but that really doesn't justify that one UngratefulBastard practically mocking their efforts.
efforts. Thankfully, other citizens acknowledge that.
* Mumen Rider's [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments speech against Deap Sea King]]. [[GoodFeelsGood And the crowd cheering him on fervently]]. There's a good reason why it's one of the shows SignatureScene and how Mumen's character remains EnsembleDarkHorse in the fandom.
-->Mumen Rider: "''[[JokeCharacter No one-- expects much from me... They think a C-Class hero won't be much help. I know that better than anyone...]] [[DoomedMoralVictor I'm not good enough for Class B. I'm weak. I know that much. No one has to tell me I have no chance of beating you. I already... know that]]! [[KnightinSourArmor And yet, I must try]]. [[DeterminedDefeatist It's not about winning or losing]]! [[HeroicResolve It's about me taking you on right here, right now]]!''"
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--->'''Saitama:''' ''Having overwhelming strength is pretty boring.''

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--->'''Saitama:''' ''Having overwhelming strength is pretty boring.''
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* Beefcake may have been evil, enough to destroy thousands of lives just by stepping and swinging arms, but it's hard not to feel sorry for him when he accidentally kills his brother Oldface when he's actually trying to kill Saitama. It's quite obvious that [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes he cared for his brother]], especially since he's the one who makes him grow giant. He suffers breakdowns and contemplates if "being the strongest" is worth it. Only Saitama's [[OneHitKill one punch]] prevents Beefcake from having further breakdowns.
** On that note, Beefcake's contemplation also parallels Saitama's LonelyAtTheTop feeling.

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* Beefcake may have been evil, enough to destroy thousands of lives just by stepping and swinging arms, but it's hard not to feel sorry for him when he accidentally kills his brother Oldface when he's actually trying to kill Saitama.Oldface. It's quite obvious that [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes he cared for his brother]], especially since he's the one who makes him grow giant. He suffers breakdowns and contemplates if "being the strongest" is worth it. Only Saitama's [[OneHitKill one punch]] prevents Beefcake from having further breakdowns.
** On that note, Beefcake's contemplation also parallels Saitama's LonelyAtTheTop feeling. Even Saitama agrees.

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* Beefcake may have been evil, enough to destroy thousands of lives just by stepping and swinging arms, but it's hard not to feel sorry for him when he accidentally kills his brother Oldface when he's actually trying to kill Saitama. It's quite obvious that [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes he cared for his brother]], especially since he's the one who makes him grow giant. He suffers breakdowns and contemplates if "being the strongest" is worth it. Only Saitama's [[OneHitKill one punch]] prevents Beefcake from having further breakdowns.
** On that note, Beefcake's contemplation also parallels Saitama's LonelyAtTheTop feeling.
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Idk i think its a mistranslation or something but its kinda weird guy thinks there are no more heroes in real world after just witnessing heroic work lol


* The death of Tongara in Chapter 110. As the head of the Narinki Squad, he was a ruthless mercenary who would take any job as long as it got him good coin. After being made a love slave of Do-S and subsequently freed by Atomic Samurai's disciples, he seems ungrateful and cocky at first, looking down on the heroes for following a code of honor. But upon being faced with Evil Natural Water, Tongara bravely throws away his life to save Bushidrill by pushing him out of the way of the lethal water streams. He laments his own rash desire to be a hero at the last second, and sadly tells them to leave him behind. In his final moments he recalls the atrocities he's seen and committed as a mercenary, admitting that there are no real heroes in the world and that he was a fool to try. As his body is washed away by Evil Natural Water, his corpse is mercilessly devoured by Mad Doctor Fish.

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* The death of Tongara in Chapter 110. As the head of the Narinki Squad, he was a ruthless mercenary who would take any job as long as it got him good coin. After being made a love slave of Do-S and subsequently freed by Atomic Samurai's disciples, he seems ungrateful and cocky at first, looking down on the heroes for following a code of honor. But upon being faced with Evil Natural Water, Tongara bravely throws away his life to save Bushidrill by pushing him out of the way of the lethal water streams. He laments his own rash desire to be a hero at the last second, and sadly tells them to leave him behind. In his final moments he recalls the atrocities he's seen and committed as a mercenary, admitting that he was foolish to think there are no real heroes in the world, despite how sad and cruel the world and that he was a fool to try. As can be. Later his body is washed away by Evil Natural Water, his corpse is mercilessly devoured by Mad Doctor Fish.

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